1982 World Sportscar Championship
The 1982 World Sportscar Championship was the 30th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, which was contested over an eight-round series, and the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, which was contested over five rounds held concurrently with the first five rounds of the Drivers Championship. The Drivers’ title was open to Group C Sports Cars, Group B GT Cars, Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 4 GT Cars, Group 3 GT Cars, Group 2 Touring Cars and IMSA GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The Manufacturers title was limited to Group C Sports Cars and Group B GT Cars only. The series ran from 18 April 1982 to 17 October 1982.
Drivers Championship winner Jacky Ickx, pictured in 1975
The Martini Racing Lancia LC1s were victorious in three of the eight championship races
Porsche 956 - the principle model used by Porsche in its successful challenge for the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers
Ford - Rondeau placed second in the Manufacturers title with the Ford powered Rondeau M382
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid to a professional racing series where the world's largest automakers spent millions of dollars per year.
Ferrari 330 P4 at "1000 km di Monza", 1967
A works Rothmans Porsche 956 at Silverstone